Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「Congratulations are in order for new penguin moms Electra and Viola.⁠ ⁠ The two female gentoo penguins welcomed a chick this month at an aquarium in Valencia, Spain, after successfully adopting, incubating and raising the egg from another couple, according to a press release from Oceanogràfic València.⁠ ⁠ According to the aquarium, the two birds had begun to exhibit common breeding behaviors and started to build a nest together. When keepers observed their parenting instincts, they decided to transfer them a fertile egg from another penguin pair.⁠ ⁠ The new chick is one of three that’s hatched so far this breeding season in the colony of 25 gentoo penguins.⁠ ⁠ The two moms are a first at Oceanogràfic València. But while Electra and Viola are an “exceptional pair,” the aquarium noted, it’s not unusual for penguins and many other animal species to form same-sex couplings. Zoos in London and Berlin have also had same-sex penguin couples.⁠ ⁠ Watch footage of the new family at our link in bio. // 📝 @josieharvey // 📷 Oceanogràfic València」8月27日 7時18分